Thackeray,86, was seriously ill for a last few days breathed his last at his residence in Mumbai.

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Thousands of supporters massed outside his residence as his death was announced at 4.55 p.m. to a shocked Maharashtra, whose political stage he dominated for over four decades with his hard, rightwing political views that often rocked the entire nation.

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Earlier, Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' said that "Thackeray is recovering and there is no need to worry. Our warrior is fighting."

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Passing away of Balasaheb has created a void that will be difficult to fill for Shivsena.